by Eric Schwartzberg and Hannah Poturalski, Middletown Journal
Using iPods and iPads to take orders instead of the traditional pen and paper saves time and allows servers to be more attentive to diners, according to the restaurant manager. Delivering food to the table or pouring a cup of coffee is about the only thing it can’t do. The iPad takes an order, sends it to the chef and lets the waiter know when it’s done at the Florentine Restaurant. And forget about paper. At True West Coffee, a customer’s receipt is sent by text to their phone. The popularity of tablet devices such as the iPad is helping increase efficiency at area businesses and influencing learning for students at local school districts. That widespread use is projected to nearly double sales of the devices worldwide to 119 million units this year, and then triple sales to about 369 million units in 2016, according a report released this week by Gartner Inc., an international information technology research and advisory company.
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